Here are the answers to some of the questions we have received about the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013, which required the state to release a list of “failing” schools that students may transfer out of. Q: What is considered a “failing” school under the Alabama Accountability Act? A: Schools where students performed in the bottom 6 percent of all Alabama schools on reading and math standardized tests for at least three of the last six years are considered “failing”...

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The Alabama Department of Education today released the names of 72 schools across the state that are considered “failing” by the state Legislature under the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013. Of those, four are in the Mobile County Public School System. They are: Booker T. Washington, Mae Eanes, Mobile County Training and Scarborough, all middle schools. Mobile County schools Superintendent Martha Peek held a question and answer session with local media today. To be labeled as...

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MOBILE, Ala. – Appointments are now being accepted at the Mobile County Health Department’s Immunization Clinic in downtown Mobile for children who need vaccines to update their Certificate of Immunization, also called a blue card, for the upcoming 2013-14 school year. Appointments also are accepted at the agency’s other clinics located throughout the county. "Now is the perfect time for people to come because there won't be a huge line or long wait," said Monica Z. Knight,...

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MOBILE, Ala.— More than 300 Mobile and Baldwin county public middle school students are participating in a two-week Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Camp at Baker High School. The Mobile Area Education Foundation (MAEF) Engaging Youth in Engineering (EYE) program, University of South Alabama College of Education, and the Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI) are co-hosting the STEM Camp, which began on June 7. Students will expand their STEM knowledge...

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  Improving Outcomes for Children with Disabilities:  Parents and Teachers Together Conference      Alabama Parent Education Center's Parent Training and Information Center Annual Statewide Conference  Improving Outcomes for Children with Disabilities Parents and Teachers Together   June 14, 2013 Mobile County Public School System Board...

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Congratulations to Causey Middle School student, Thomas Eugene, "Trent" Webb III, the fourteen-year-old  student was awarded third place by the Mobile Bar Association for his essay “Realizing the Dream: Equality for All” during the Annual Law Day luncheon held at The Battle House Hotel held May 24, 2013. He was accompanied by his mother Mrs. Caroline Webb and his Social Studies teacher from Causey Middle School Mr. Rod E. Stockdale.  Trent is a model student who is involved...

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Airbus Americas Chairman Allan McArtor talked to students from three Mobile high schools this week about the skills they would need to come work for his company one day. Applicants for engineering jobs that Airbus just posted, for example, need a strong knowledge of math, physics and science, as well as an appreciation for business practices, communication and economics. “It would please me to no end to have you choose aviation as a career,” McArtor told the students from...

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In accordance with Federal Guidelines, the MCPSS will offer extended learning opportunities to at risk students in all Middle Schools in school improvement. Students with an overall average of (50 – 59) in one core courses at the end of the year may qualify.  Please contact your school for more information. The Extended Learning Opportunity will be offered June 10 – July 3, 2013 - 7:30 A.M. – 11:30 A.M. The students who qualify for these extended learning sessions will...

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              June 6, 2013                         Registration at the Summer School Site                                                                        ...

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